Origin of de Novo KCNJ11 Mutations and Risk of Neonatal Diabetes for Subsequent Siblings
Author(s) -
Emma L. Edghill,
Anna L. Gloyn,
Anne Goriely,
Lorna W. Harries,
Sarah E. Flanagan,
Julia Rankin,
Andrew T. Hattersley,
Sian Ellard
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-2817
Subject(s) - germline mosaicism , genetics , biology , proband , germline , allele , mutation , germline mutation , non mendelian inheritance , gene , mitochondrial dna
Activating mutations in the KCNJ11 gene, which encodes the Kir6.2 subunit of the pancreatic beta-cell K(ATP) channel, result in permanent and transient neonatal diabetes. The majority of KCNJ11 mutations are spontaneous, but the parental origin of these mutations is not known.
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